Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-09-21

that she never troubled herself about
any body's business but her own, Don't
you call that egotisticalp ' gs.ss's
"Really, you shouldn't be so severe
It may be only narrow-minde dness. z e: IS
Boston Transcript.
= A DILEMA. ,... . .s
A half-dozen soldiers were spending
an hour at the residence Of q Lincoln
friend last evening. The latter is q
musician and was requested to favor
them with a song. - !. , 4, 81 4
"What shall it bep''' he asked, b,
30. something Of martial style"
"Don't think Of anything.''' =, sJ1
Cant you give us The Soldiers
Bier'p" Sss.s 2s Il. sa3sF.
*'rd like to, really, but I don't be-.
lieve there's drop in the house. II
thought You wanted song - lincoln
Journal. - .sEs s - i.
JUST LIKE ABE.
'Have you seen this story about Abe
Lincoln, where, when he was a clerk in
dry good store, he discovered after
the lady had gone that he cheated her
/ out six and a quarter cents in making
change, and how he closed the store
and walked three miles after dark that
evening torefund the money!" This
question was asked by the minister, and
addressed to old Sobersides.
eyes," said Sobersides, give got
clerk who reminds me of Old Abe, and
every time I read that story
think of him."
:. you don't say. He must be
splendid fellow"
..He is. He had precisely the same
experience that is told of LINCOLN
''You don't say! Failed to give back
the right amount of changer Discovered
his mistaken And walked three miles
to give it backp Did he do thatp'''
Eyes, better than that. He walked
four miles instead of three and did not
return until o'clock next. morning..
Magnificent youth! God bless
him." calculated the minister.
Eyes, nice fellow, and he would have
made his mark, too, If the girl hadn't
had him arrested : II
"Arrested? What for?" >S,~.5a
"Breach of promise. bismarck
RATHER 1NDEFIN1rE. -
81. N. (nswly married)-Well, good
by, old man. Come up some night
and take dinner with US. -,
G. B.-Thanks, I will. What hour
do you have it? u. %
d. N. (meditatively)-o, sometimes
at 6 and sometimes at u and then
again at half-past and, by Jove, some
times not till half-past 8.-LJe.
TOO PREVIOUS
"Charles," inquired a vigilant Sun
dayschool superintendent, s.why were
you absent yesterdayp''
II staid at home, sir, to play car"
= Play cards Sunday! I wonder you
are not ashamed to tell me of such
youthful depravity!'' s
Il did not know it was wrong to
play car -
"Wrong to play cardsp Do your
father and mother know what you were
doing, wretched boyp''
eyes. sir l was playing carols on
the parlor organ-that was what was
trying to tell YOU" Charles answered,
meekly. go =.
The superintendent walked off in
huff.
BEAU OF PROMISE.
"Yes,'' said Miss Popiniay, IL have
beau, but I have had him for five
years. He is nothing but q beau OF
Observation-Disclosures Free Press.
HER INTEREST.
She Cat the race-track)-Was the
horse hurt, Georgep $50
Z He-Yes; his leg was broken, and he
had to be shot. -
She lin great distress)-Poor thing!
Isn't it terriblep
He (soothingly)-o, well, it, only .
horse, you know! ~ 7 "a
She-I know it's only q horse.
George, but bought pool on himl
Puck.
, HARD o. HEAR1N'.
Detroit Free Press: A citizen was
using 9 telephone in store on Wood
ward avenue the other day and kept
saying:
.'Speak louder-can't hear-stand
closer-can't catch q word 10 save my
life!'
ut seems queer that you are bothered
80 much" said the owner Of the, phone
as he came up. aren't you little
deaf? .,.s sea
..sh! It's all right!'' repliedlthe man.
Tho follow at the other end is credi-
tor ofmine and he wants to- knowif /
can pay him $25 today x j. 7